How significant were the Freedom Rides and the Tent Embassy and what has been the long term impact on reconciliation in Australia? Rights for Aborigines were very limited compared to those for immigrated Australians until very recently. A number of events in the 20th century helped bring more rights to Aborigines. Two of these events were the Freedom Rides of 1965 and the Tent Embassy‚ first seen in 1972. The Freedom Rides of 1965 took place in New South Wales from the 12th to the 26th of February
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situation in the Kimberleys‚ found that co-wives were generally “on excellent terms‚” and that women welcomed the additional help that came with a polygynous union (2003:154). Meggitt’s description of polygyny among the Walbiri of the Northern Territory emphasized the intergenerational transfers that occurred between co-wives‚ who often differed significantly in age (1962:112). The elder cowife was expected to help train the younger in matters of child care‚ foraging‚ food preparation‚ and relations
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Ever since the Revolutionary war‚ America had become an independent country. Of course‚ they needed a national government to keep things in order. So then‚ the Articles of Confederation was created as the first attempt of a national government.In a confederation‚ the states‚ maintain their sovereignty‚ but they join together in a coordinated way to deal with certain issues. This independence of each political state is seen as the main advantage and main disadvantage of a confederation. Ever since
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Megafauna Extinction Megafauna are a number of large animal species that roamed the earth. They are often defined as species with bodies greater than 30kg‚ or equal to or greater than 30% greater body mass to their closest living relatives. Many of these species became extinct during the Pleistocene period. When the Aboriginals arrived‚ dinosaurs were long extinct‚ but there were a range of very large animals. These animals included giant cows‚ giant sheep like animals‚ as well as very large animals
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Discovery and settlementMain article: Ancient Hawaiʻi The earliest settlements in the Hawaiian Islands were made by Polynesians who traveled to Hawaii using large double-hulled canoes. They brought with them pigs‚ dogs‚ chickens‚ taro‚ sweet potatoes‚ coconut‚ banana‚ and sugarcane. There are several theories regarding migration to Hawaii. The "one-migration" theory suggests a single settlement. A variation on the one-migration theory instead suggests a single‚ continuous settlement period. A
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fiercely‚ paralleling the conflict it describes. Nighty talk shows air programs with Israeli or Palestinian guests screaming a bewildering array of claims‚ counter claims‚ propaganda and information‚ leaving the uninformed westerner with the impression that this is a bad family feud far from which a wise person should remain. It is virtually impossible to sort out the arguments presented by Israelis and Palestinians without a lot of effort‚ but one thing is painfully obvious: both sides can’t even agree
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that Israelis and Palestinians have for each other during this conflict. Ariel Sharon was born on February 26‚ 1928‚ in what once was Palestine‚ under his Zionist parents‚ that have influenced him to believe that the Jews need a country for their own. As he grew up‚ he attended Hebrew schools for further understanding of his religion and has later joined a military group to become a soldier to fight for Israel‚
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where they find lots of plants with leaves. The Death adder is most common in places such as the Eastern or the Coastal Southern of Australia- Queensland‚ New South Wales and Victoria. But it is quite scarce to find it in places like the Northern Territory‚ Western Australia and west parts of South Australia. Food Death Adders would usually eat small reptiles-like lizards-‚ mammals-like mice-‚ smaller birds and frogs that live nearby ponds or lakes. Breeding Breeding Death adders or other
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showing no interference allowing them to be responsible for their own actions. The Cree were nomadic people but traditionally resided around the north and west of Lake Superior‚ in Ontario‚ Manitoba‚ Saskatchewan‚ Alberta and the Northwest Territories. In the late 1600s the Cree were settled in the northern parts of the boreal forest which extended as far as Lake Superior. The lives of the Cree changed greatly when they started coming in contact more frequently having settled near the Hudson
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the problems facing the nations; however‚ they were not completely effective in solving all the problems after the war. The four main issues after the Revolutionary war that the Articles of Confederation dealt with were economic problems‚ western territory issues‚ foreign nation issues‚ and violence issues. The Articles of Confederation was not very effective at solving economic issues. The economic problems were caused completely by the cost of the Revolutionary War. They tried to pass laws
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